"Oh yeah, it's definitely a shot at him," James said. "That's for sure."

"Phil was just a small piece (of the Knicks' recent struggles)," James said. "Well he was a big piece of it, actually. I don't have no problem with the Knicks organization. I wasn't here so I don't know the insights and everything. ... Y'all know how they handled the Carmelo situation, but I'm not a fan of Phil Jackson, though. I think you guys already know that. Let's not -- that's the past though. He's not even here anymore."

Dennis Smith Jr. has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting players in this year's talented crop of rookie. The 6'2 point guard is currently averaging 14.8 points, 4.9 assists and 3.8 rebounds in roughly 29 minutes of action per night.